Sentences with phrase «acquired as a stray»

I have always been a pet - lover with a house full of pets that my family purchased from a breeder or acquired as a stray.

Cats make up approximately thirty to thirty - seven percent of the pets in American households, and since more than thirty - five percent of cats are acquired as strays (with an estimated 70 million living as strays in the U.S.), it's imperative we protect our domesticated cats from disease.

Not exact matches

31 percent of cats are acquired from friends or neighbors and 27 percent from the SPCA or an animal shelter, whilst 19 percent are found as strays

The odds of cat relinquishment were higher when acquiring an animal from a shelter, from a friend, from a pet shop or as a stray, compared to receiving an animal as a gift.

The odds of cat relinquishment were higher when acquiring an animal from a shelter, a friend, as a stray, and from a pet shop, compared to receiving an animal as a gift.

Dogs were acquired from a variety of sources; the most common were friends or relatives (30 %), breeders (25 %), public or private animal shelter (15 %), with the remainder (less than 10 % each) coming from a breed rescue group, a newspaper advertisement, found as stray, being born at home, acquired from a pet store, and rare other sources (Fig. 1).

Currently, Canadians are more likely to acquire a «free» cat from a friend, relative, as a give - away, from their own pet's offspring or take in a stray than they are to adopt from a humane society, SPCA or a rescue group.

A 2012 national survey by the American Pet Products Association showed that 32 percent of cats were acquired from acquaintances and 35 percent were found as strays, whereas only 26 percent came from shelters.

In another study, which compared pets relinquished to shelters and those still in their home, gifted pets were at lower risk of relinquishment than pets acquired from a shelter, acquaintance, pet store, or as a stray.

Canadians are more likely to acquire a «free» cat from a friend, relative, as a give - away, from their pet's offspring or take in a stray than they are to adopt from a humane society, SPCA or a rescue group.

The public acquires only 14 % of its pets from shelters; 48 % get their pets as strays, from friends, or from animal rescuers; and 38 % get their pets from breeders or pet stores.